AXTI vs. KOPN, ATOM, SOL, PXLW, GSIT, QUIK, POET, MX, MOBX, and LPTH
Should you be buying AXT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AXT include Kopin (KOPN), Atomera (ATOM), Emeren Group (SOL), Pixelworks (PXLW), GSI Technology (GSIT), QuickLogic (QUIK), POET Technologies (POET), Magnachip Semiconductor (MX), Mobix Labs (MOBX), and LightPath Technologies (LPTH). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) and AXT (NASDAQ:AXTI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.
AXT received 140 more outperform votes than Kopin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.62% of users gave AXT an outperform vote while only 57.97% of users gave Kopin an outperform vote.
31.0% of Kopin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of AXT shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Kopin shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of AXT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
AXT has a net margin of -23.59% compared to AXT's net margin of -48.89%. Kopin's return on equity of -7.80% beat AXT's return on equity.
Kopin presently has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 284.62%. AXT has a consensus target price of $5.38, indicating a potential upside of 85.99%. Given AXT's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Kopin is more favorable than AXT.
In the previous week, AXT had 2 more articles in the media than Kopin. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for AXT and 5 mentions for Kopin. Kopin's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat AXT's score of 0.13 indicating that AXT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Kopin has a beta of 2.56, suggesting that its share price is 156% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AXT has a beta of 2.28, suggesting that its share price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500.
AXT has higher revenue and earnings than Kopin. AXT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kopin, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
AXT beats Kopin on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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